- WrestleMania News
- Piledrivers coming back?
- Kofi Kingston
- LJN NEWS
- AEW Backstage notes
- Montez Ford, Austin Theory
- Josh Prohibition, CM Punk, Vince McMahon
- Stats, contracts, injuries
- MANIA STATS
2020-04-06 18:15:36 +0000 UTC View Post- There was a list of banned terms provided to some affiliated sponsors for social media this weekend.
- The pre-show match commentary on Saturday was done in post-production
- Despite the risk of those who committed the infractions losing their jobs, many WWE sources said they were surprised no spoilers of ...
2020-04-06 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostHere we go!
Liv Morgan defeated Natalya
5.5/10
You may have noticed in recent months that the piledriver has made somewhat of a comeback in WWE.
Rey Mysterio and Andrade began prominently utilizing Canadian Destroyer piledrivers in their matches in 2019 afte...
2020-04-05 22:20:05 +0000 UTC View PostWe've been told that Andrade's injury is legit, after he was replaced by Austin Theory for this weekend's tag team championship match. There was speculation that he'd been quarantined after wrestling Rey Mysterio (also on quarantine), but we're told that's not the case.
2020-04-04 22:09:22 +0000 UTC View PostHey guys! Getting this up and going early. Let's have some fun and take our mind off things for a bit! I appreciate all of you being here.
Intro
Just when you think they couldn't get any lazier, you realize that there is no bottom to their slothful depravity, no depth to which their torpidity will not sink. Taking pure inertia to heretofore unheard of realms of simply not giving a shit, it's the WWE on the night before Wrestlemania.
!!!EPIC TRIGGERED RANT ALERT...
Based on those I spoke to, many seemed happy with the way the promo work had been going on episodes of Raw specifically of late. One member of the WWE staff said that the different pacing of things helps out, and the lack of a crowd eliminates a distraction or crowd reaction, and has let some of the talent focus more th...
2020-04-03 17:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
I had a great conversation with Kofi Kingston about some of his past WrestleMania seasons. We spoke about Vince McMahon once making a snide joking remark, and Chris Jericho telling Kofi he had to try and go fight Vince. Kofi did, in order to not lose respect, and Vince McMahon shot a double leg takedown. Kofi app...
2020-04-03 14:36:16 +0000 UTC View Post- Most wrestlers from New York, California, and North Carolina weren't able to make the trip to AEW this week.
- They filmed in Georgia.
- Some talent were expecting to film things ahead last night.
2020-04-03 00:38:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Wrestlemania 36 Match Lines
Becky Lynch (c) vs Shayna Baszler
Shayna Baszler -180 (5/9)
Becky Lynch &...
2020-04-03 00:23:10 +0000 UTC View Post- Austin Theory was received well among the few that were in attendance at the Performance Center we're told, but a decision hasn't been made as to whether or not he'll be on the Raw roster full time. That was the same line of thinking applied to Angel Garza at first.
- I reached out to the NWA to see if the...
2020-04-02 19:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
- Should companies go on hiatus?
- Matt Hardy and Brodie Lee debuts
- Who will get called up?
- Fire & Desire
- AEW getting people over
- Faces of WWE & AEW
- Performance Center era of Raw
- Future Tampa Mania
- Riddle vs. Goldberg or Strowman
- Sasha vs. Bay...
2020-04-02 16:46:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Fightful's own Jimmy Van talks to former Product Design Manager for LJN Toys, Bill Stanhope and gets lots of behind-the-scenes information, stories and photos from one of the most popular wrestling figure lines of all time.
2020-04-02 15:01:37 +0000 UTC View Post
- Brodie Lee
- Matt Hardy
- MLW
- Teddy Hart
- Montez Ford Bump
- Ronda Rousey
- WWE/Sony India
Video Version: https://youtu.be/F9Xe3X1zQrg
2020-04-01 20:38:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe word backstage after the Raw tapings was that the spot with Montez Ford resulted because he was supposed to be tripped. Austin Theory attempted to make the save but couldn't get up in time. The match continued, so they didn't end up doing another take. Ford was said to have been fine after the spot, though he was banged u...
2020-04-01 17:21:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Monday was the last episode of RAW before "The Most Unique WrestleMania Of Our Lifetimes" so let's talk about how not to do wrestling shows during what should probably be a nationwide lockdown.
It's The Most Unique SOUR GRAPS Of Our Lifetimes!
AEW travel is still being figured out for some for this week's episode of Dynamite. There were several members of the roster from New York and California who couldn't make the trip in last week, and this week the show is filming from an undisclosed location. For those expecting it to be the Hardy Compound, the state of North ...
2020-03-31 20:37:06 +0000 UTC View Post
- Roman Reigns
- Backstage WrestleMania news
- AEW Dynamite
- Impact Wrestling, NWA, More
- Madman Fulton, Ricky Starks, Erick Stevens
- Injuries, contracts, stats
2020-03-30 19:51:02 +0000 UTC View PostGoing to try to drop the Q&A on Wednesday this week, so get your questions in.
Rules
- Ask as many questions as you want, but don't abuse the system
- Please avoid "favorites" or "top 5"
2020-03-30 19:45:52 +0000 UTC View PostWe're told that AEW did film some content ahead of time for this week's episode of AEW Dynamite, but aren't sure how much they put in the can. This is a change from the previous week, and the company insisting they weren't going that route
2020-03-30 19:33:56 +0000 UTC View Post
STEPHEN JENSEN is back with another edition of the WEEKENDER!
Topics:
- Show to watch on IWTV - NEW SOUTH: "2020 Hoss Tournament"
- IMPACT (3/24) results
- 205 LIVE (3/27) results
- NXT UK (3/26) results
- ROH TV (Episode 444) results
2020-03-29 19:58:39 +0000 UTC View Post- The teleportation idea for the Matt Hardy appearance this past week was Chris Jericho's idea.
- Tony Khan was said to have sent word backstage to have the people being filmed in the locker room be more animated
- As if you couldn't tell, the crew was scaled back heavily this week.
2020-03-29 18:01:38 +0000 UTC View Post
On a daylight edition of SOUR GRAPS, the world is crashing down and WWE isn't immune. (no matter what Vince thinks.)
Let's talk about SmackDown and ask just how far in denial one wrestling company can be.
(Spoiler: It's "All the Way" in denial.)
In something I definitely thought I'd be reporting on, Fightful spoke with several wrestlers who worked shows promoted by Tiger King's Joe Exotic. None had any wild stories about him, but said they usually got paid on time and easily, and the crowds were actually pretty good at their events.
2020-03-28 15:24:13 +0000 UTC View Post- Chavo Guerrero has a supervising producer credit on the show.
- Vickie Guerrero, Chavo Guerrero, David Benoit, and Nancy Benoit's sister Sandra Toffoloni all provided photos and video
- Conrad Thompson helped producers on the series get in touch with talent.
- We're told that Jim Cornette "melt...
2020-03-28 14:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostWe've heard from the WWE side that they don't hold any ill will towards Eric Bischoff following his departure from the company a few months ago. They said that they're even open to working with Bischoff again on the digital end of things and that he's been good to deal with in the limited interaction they have had. &nbs...
2020-03-27 18:59:59 +0000 UTC View PostIn speaking with several staff and wrestlers about Roman Reigns backing out of WrestleMania, most had limited knowledge of the situation. Unanimously among those we spoke with, the roster spoke positively of Reigns and supported his call to not perform. Beyond that, we're told several had inquired about filming their matches ...
2020-03-27 17:11:30 +0000 UTC View Post- We've been told that much of the crew involved found out that Roman Reigns wouldn't be participating on Wednesday.
- They did finish up filming the planned segments for WrestleMania.
- AJ Styles vs. The Undertaker did not take place in the Performance Center.
- There were run sheets finalized and set for t...
2020-03-27 02:02:19 +0000 UTC View Post- The photo of Natalya "congratulating" Sasha Banks on a WrestleMania title win isn't real, or recent.
- In response to Kevin Iole's tweet where he stated " The WWE Performance Center has been closed because of corona, so that's a potential UFC 249 site that is no longer feasible," we didn't hear back from WWE in an off...
2020-03-26 20:28:26 +0000 UTC View Post
